You have never played music before or you cannot read sheet music, but you want to play famous

and inspiring hymns and spirituals. Don’t worry! You will begin to play right away. We made our

pictured sheet music as simple as possible. You’ll play by letter-coded circles. No musical staff

or notes. The easy-to-play songs and melodies were adapted especially for beginners.

The melodies have been transposed to one octave and simplified. Also, the letter-coded notations

have been added and complex notations and symbols have been reduced. Such simplification makes it

possible for people to play melodies, especially those who can’t read music or who have never played

music before. Additionally, it makes it possible to play on the most primitive instruments, such as

a child's xylophone, bell sets, chime bars, and even a kid’s piano.

You will be able to begin to play right away if the keys of your instrument have letter notations on

the keys. Some percussion instruments already have them. They are printed by suppliers (for example,

a simple xylophone or kalimba).

For other instruments, you just need to get and apply stickers with letter notations. For most songs,

just 8 stickers will be enough. You can create your own using post-it notes or stickers, or you can

buy them. Write the notes with a marker - A B C D E F G and C of the next octave. Apply the

stickers correctly. Find note C. Now apply the stickers alphabetically starting with C,

then D E F G A B, and next C.

Most songs from this book are possible to play on an 8-note instrument, so a one-octave instrument,

for example, a 10-key kalimba, 8-key xylophone, small tongue drum, handbells, or even toy piano

will be enough.

But some songs here involve the neighboring with the main octave notes. For these songs, you

will need a 2-3 octave instrument. It might be the kalimba with 17 keys, 15+ key xylophone, melodica,

synthesizer, or piano. All of them need to have special note stickers for beginners. These

transparent removable stickers are available on Amazon for 88/61/54/49 key instruments and they

can really help in your musical experience.

We don't use most musical symbols and notations here: the length of the notes, bars, beams, etc.

This book is aimed at your first musical experience no matter what age you are. There is no wrong

time or not enough preparation to take up spiritual pursuits.

Table of Contents

Amazing Grace

Babylon’s Falling

Christ Was Born on Christmas Day

Elijah Rock

Every Time I Feel the Spirit

Go, Tell It on the Mountain

God Is So Good

Great Big Stars

Great Day

He’s God the Whole World in His Hands

Holy, Holy, Holy

I've Got Joy Joy

I've Got Peace Like a River

Jesus Loves Me

Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley

Joy to the World! The Lord is Come!

Just As I Am

Kumbaya, My Lord

Michael Row the Boat Ashore

Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen

Praise Him, All You Little Children

Shall We Gather at the River

Silent Night, Holy Night

Sinner Man

Soldier of the Cross

Somebody’s Knockin’ at Your Door

Song of Praise

Swing Love, Sweet Chariot

The Little Light of Mine

There’s a Meeting Here Tonight

We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder

We Are Marching (Siyahamba)

We Shall Overcome

When the Saints Go Marching In

Who Built the Ark?

Will the Circle Be Unbroken